Stopping by: Prioritizing prayer
Standing in a pew near the front of the Nazarene Church on the Hill’s sanctuary, Tina Chase lifted her hands high in the air as she began to pray. Raising her hands to God is “kind of a surrender,” ...
Rose Marie Caughran, 'force of nature' in Mac, dies at 92
Everybody, it seems, has memories of Rose Marie Caughran, McMinnville’s former library director and longtime city volunteer who cared for trees and kept the downtown area tidy almost until her death. Caughran ...
McMinnville man indicted twice, faces 20 charges
A pair of grand jury indictments has charged a McMinnville man with 20 counts alleging child sexual abuse and the assault of a female victim whom he knew to be pregnant at the time. Nicholas Ramon Santoya, ...
Planning commission holds winery, timber hearings open
Yamhill County planners took testimony on two applications Jan. 7, but held the record open for both to allow participants more time to submit written testimony. In Sheridan, applicant Craig Fanshier ...
Federal Labor Relations Board issues complaint against hospital
The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees U.S. labor laws in relation with collective bargaining, has issued a complaint against Willamette Valley Medical Center alleging the hospital is not bargaining ...
Newberg drug dealer sentenced; buyer died of an overdose
Newberg drug dealer Jared Davis sold the oxycodone pills that resulted in the overdose death of a 29-year-old mother of an infant, yet he can’t be held directly responsible under Oregon law, said Yamhill ...
COVID-19 ramping up in county
Note: This story has been updated to correct a typo in the number of vaccinations administered in the county. It took nearly nine months, from the arrival of the pandemic in Oregon last February, ...
First Federal six months from moving into new headquarters
Work is continuing on the new First Federal headquarters, a nearly 32,000 square foot building at Third and Baker streets on the west end of downtown McMinnville. The three-story building will ...
Board: New school chief should live in McMinnville
McMinnville School Board members want their new superintendent to live in McMinnville, as retiring Superintendent Maryalice Russell does. They would, however, allow the person they hire some time to make ...
Mac officer saves man from flood
A determined McMinnville police sergeant saved a man from the raging Yamhill River at Joe Dancer Park early Thursday morning, after spending much of the night searching for him. In a press release, the ...
County to support suit against governor
The county board of commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to send a letter of support for a lawsuit filed by three state legislators challenging Gov. Kate Brown’s authority to issue executive orders during ...
Along the Street: Corporate tax due
Corporate tax due Estimated fourth-quarter payments under Oregon’s new Corporate Activity Tax are due by Feb. 1 for businesses expecting to owe $10,000 or more. The state Department of Revenue ...
McMinnville district mulls February school reopening
With the prospect of Oregon schools reopening for in-person classes, the McMinnville School District plans to survey parents next week about whether they feel comfortable sending students back into buildings ...
City council responds to Capitol attack
On the night McMinnville’s councilors and mayor were sworn in, Tynan Pierce pointed to the oath they had just recited to uphold the Constitution in taking them to task for failing to formally condemn ...
Seven more COVID deaths announced by county
Yamhill County has announced seven new deaths from COVID-19 this week, as deaths surged statewide, going from 73 in the final week of December to 177 last week. However, reports are often delayed by several ...
